by Calvin Sun | Dec 18, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Fit for Foodies, Hong Kong, How's the weather?
UPDATE: I added some videos of the drive in and through Hong Kong – Out of the Airport and into the Maw I have to say, the 60ºF weather here is a welcome respite from the biting 20ºF I experienced right before leaving NYC. It’s funny to see so many people...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 17, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Hong Kong
I realized that Hong Kong is the city I’ve been to the most without actually being in it. I passed through Hong Kong to get into Manila, Surabaya, Taipei, and scores of other destinations in Asia throughout my life but never once have I stepped foot...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 17, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Hong Kong, Uncategorized Stories
Well this is a first for me. Currently at a technical stop in Vancouver, Canada where I’m one of maybe 5 passengers who have remained on the plane for the subsequent flight to Hong Kong. I was awoken by a flurry of attendants engaged in a frantic buzz in tidying...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 16, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Epiphanies on the Road, Hong Kong, Pre-travel Preparations
I won’t lie, the first thing that came over me when I stepped into JFK Airport 30 minutes ago was “Again?!” “Ay, but I’m tired.“ Like a familiar scent the sterile linoleum gloss of JFK Airport reminded me everything I hated...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 16, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Hong Kong, Pre-travel Preparations, What to Pack
A sunset in Brooklyn… Stayed up late last night to do some bare bones packing: Toothbrush 2 shirts 2 pieces of underwear 2 pairs of socks 2 pairs of pants A keffiyeh A fleece A camera A pair of shoes …vs. a sunset in Hong Kong I’ll be in the air for...
by Calvin Sun | Dec 14, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Hong Kong, Our Next Adventure
So this weekend – don’t ask me why – I’ll be traveling to Hong Kong for 24 hours, before heading back to NYC. Yes, just like my whirlwind trips to Taiwan and San Diego, it’ll be another blitzkrieg mission to see as much as I can in...
by Calvin Sun | Sep 26, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, California, United States
T he wedding went off without a hitch and all was happy. I managed to get some great shots of The Prado at Balboa Park, but it’s mostly of family and happy people. Here are some of my favorites: fishing out the wedding ring…from non other than a...
by Calvin Sun | Sep 24, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, California, United States
After a 5 hour flight from Newark, NJ to San Diego, I’m here! Beautiful sunshine, blue waters, unlimited palm trees. And just like what happened when I was in Taipei, no more than 56 seconds after updating my facebook status about being in San Diego, an old...
by Calvin Sun | Sep 23, 2010 | Blitzkrieg!!!, California, United States
Tomorrow I’m bound for San Diego and pulling an emergency “Taipei” situation where I’ll be there for 22 hours. Why emergency? Well, in 3 days I have my first medical school block exam back in Brooklyn and I’m not entirely prepared....
by Calvin Sun | Jul 4, 2010 | *Countries, Blitzkrieg!!!, Indonesia, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Taiwan
About to head out of Taiwan. Going to return to Indonesia where I’m meeting up with Annah and Caitlin in Surabaya. What’s next, you ask? This is: - At time of posting in Taipei, Taiwan, it was 93.2 °F - Humidity: 46% | Wind Speed: 11km/hr | Cloud...
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